Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-04
OUR SISTER CITY.
NEWS FROM MANCHESTER 10 INrE-
REST THE "DIsPATcH's" READERS.
The Business Outlook Promising and Real
Estate Active-Puryear's Hang.
ing-Personals and Briefs.


gress, and altogether the present is satisfac.
tory and the outlook promising. Our mer-
chsDis and businessmen are energetically
exeTting themselves, aud in most instances
their efforts are attended with results that
ore most encouraging for future OF sub
stantial prosperity.
Manchester has streetrailway that Is
well conducted with q view to sutting the
convenience OF the public, which has
proved a profitable investment for It's own
ers since lis operation begun, In December,
1886. Another is proposed, which, when
constructed, will build up many waste
places In the lower part Of the city. There
is objection TO the cars running on Four'
tcenth street, I'm Richmond, but, rs was
very aptly remarked by one OF the cor
porators In conversation with the Dispatch
reporter few days ago, II the road Is built
on the streets proposed TO be occupied IN
this city and to the Richmond end OF
Mayo's bridge It, with the assistance OF
popular sentiment. will soon force its way
10 Main street. The people OF the lower
ward are clamoring for street-railway,
and il IS 10 be sincerely hoped that all Oh
stacles will soon be removed and let this
company. which boldly announces its pur.
pose to build, go ahead and do the needed
work.
As has been previously stated, the Old
Dominion Electric Light and Power Com.
pany has been granted permission TO loc1te
IFS plant and erect poles and run wires here
for the purpose Of furnishing light to pri-
vate subscribers. The lot at the corner Of
Fifth and Porter streets has been selected
rs the location Of the plant, the poles are
being put up, and the electric light will he
sheddingits luminous rays In and adding
brlliaucy 10 the stores OF most OF our
merchants in a few weeks. There Is
general desire that we shall have electric
light for orr streets, and II is no doubt
question OF but short time when we will be
thus made happy. These are some among
the numerous evidences OF Manchester's
growth, and in a measure point TO her fu-
ture. q.
BUILDING.
One Of the most practical demonstrations
Of the cty's increasing wealth is the amount
OF building in progress. There are to be
found but few idle carpenters and other
mechanics. They are nearly all given
steady employment at mod rate prices, aud
most OF tue contractors are satisfied VITA
the quantity Of work which they have on
hand.
Work on the Beattie buildings, on Hull
street between Eleventh and Twelfth, is
progressing well and uninterruptedly. and
they are now assuming quite well-deve-
oped proportions. They will be among the
most desirable business.bouses in the city,
both by reason OF their location and man.
uer Of construction, and will be ready for
occupancy early in the fall.
W lIvfn -fn
of Twelfth and Hull streets, is having its
inside trimmings put up, and he will move
into it in short while.
The Pulliam buildings, on Seventh street,
are receiving their finishing touches, and
they will soon be all taken, some OF them
having been already spoken for.
There are numerous other residences,
and some Of them quite handsome ones,
too, building all over the city aud our
growing neighbOr, Swansbor0'.
The fact that many OF the houses recently
erected here are OF very inferior mlterial
and very cheap structures has been much
criticised, and 1t is not improbable that at
an early Oay the Council will be petitoned
not To permit parties desirOus OF paving in-
yestments to build such mean structures.
The rents here are moderate. yet sufficiently
high to pay good interest, and persons
having money TO invest can well afford To
bave their property OF good material and
It'll yieiu good per cent.
There ore near half dozen real estate
agents here, and all Oi them are doing Vcl'.
Real estate has been unusually active thi'
spring, and the prices paid have been good.
PURYEAR's HANGING.
Holmes Puryear, convicted IN the Cir
cult Court OF Prince George county OF the
murder in Dinwiddie OF his wife, wha was
refused a new trial by the Supreme Court,
is sentenced to he hanged on the 18th
OF July. The i1ea having been adj
vsnctd that there may be some
question about whose legal duty Il will be
to hang the condemned man, Judge Han
cock. 10y whom he was tried, was asked
about the matter by Dispatch reporter
yesterday. The JUDGE laugnlugly replied:
a. reckon there will be some one to hang
him." He then said that it would be
the duty Of William d. Temple, who is
acting as sheriff.
The question about the matter arose
thus At the recent election w. y. Young
blood, Temples opponent, received ma
jOrity Of five votes, but there being some
irregularity the Board OF CanvasserS ex-
cluded the vote at one precinct and the
certificate was awarded to Temple. The
ease has been taken into the court, and will
not be finally disposed OF until the October
term OF the court.
LICENSES.
Our merchants are now busy taking out
their licenses for the eleven months be-
tween June 1st and April 80, 1888. Under
the legislation enacted on this subject at the
recent extra session OF the General Assem-
bly the licenses issued the 1st OF May were
for but one month, and others for the re-
mainder OF the license-year have now to be
taken ont. 10 coupons have been ten-
dered, and it is safe TO predict that none
will be, a. Manchester is not good coupon
market.
Licenses for the sale OF liquor, both re-
tail and IN bars, were issued prior TO the
adoption OF the first measure on this SUBJ
iect and they were all paid for in money.
THE PAN DRILL.
The entertainment given at Cersley's
Hall last night for the benefit OF the Grace.
Street Presbyterian church, OF Richmond,
was very pleasing one. and deserved to
bave been better attended than Il was. The
fairy coronation, in which about twenty.
five sweet little misses In fancy costume
took part, was very interesting, and
the man9uvres of the young ladies
in japanese costume in the fan drill were
highly amusing. They presented very
militaryG) appearance. Little Miss Sallle
Rpps's recitation OF "Annabel Lee" was
exceedingly credtable, and the comic duet,
"Mr. snd Mrs. Thompson" by Miss Tay-
Ior and Mr.. Norment, was very approprl-
ate closing selection.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
DR.. T. =. Mathews returned home yester-
day morning from Liberty, where he was
called on Wednesday by telegram an
nouncing the death OF Mrs. Mary A. Mar.
shall, his wlie's mother. Mrs. Marshall
was buried in the family burying-ground
at Liberty Thursday morning. Mrs. Pat.
tie Jones, Mrs. Mathews's sister, who lives
with her. and who went TO Liberty about
two weeks before her mothers death, will
return home tonight.
Rev. w. G. Lumpkin will preach at the
Fifth Street Methodist church tomorrow
morning. Members will be received after
the sermon. Mr.. Lumpkin Is good
preacher, and will have full house to hear
him. This little church l. fourishing under
the charge Of Rev. George W. WILEY, aud
It's being enlarged is only matter OF time.
Mrs. l.. r. Thonhill, airs. Bsllowe, Miss
Leila Ballowe, and Misses Julia Redd aud
Cora Brown (the latter Two Miss BallOwe's